EP 0767563 A2 19970409 - Method and apparatus for multiprotocol operation in a client/server system
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for multiprotocol operation in a client/server system
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Mehrfachprotokollbetrieb in einem Benutzer-/Anbietersystem
Title (fr)
Méthode et appareil pour l'opération en multiprotocole dans un système client-serveur
Publication
Application
Priority
US 53999995 A 19951006
Abstract (en)
A client/server computer apparatus includes a large number of client computers connected to a transmission channel. The client computers generate method calls that are applied to the transmission channel. Each method call may be encoded with a different communication protocol. A server computer processes each method call from the transmission channel by initially locating within each method call a method descriptor specified in a protocol-dependent format. The method descriptor is then compared to a list of protocol-dependent values stored in the memory of the server computer. An index value is assigned upon matching the method descriptor to a selected protocol-dependent value in the list of protocol-dependent values. The index value is passed to a protocol-independent portion of the server computer. The protocol-independent portion of the server computer executes the method corresponding to the index value to generate a reply. The reply is then transported over the transmission channel to the client computer.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G06F 9/547 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 9/40 (2022.05 - EP US); H04L 65/00 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 67/01 (2022.05 - EP KR US); H04L 67/133 (2022.05 - EP KR US); H04L 69/18 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0767563 A2 19970409; EP 0767563 A3 19981014; EP 0767563 B1 20040728; AU 6552196 A 19970410; CN 1159631 A 19970917; DE 69632987 D1 20040902; DE 69632987 T2 20050105; JP H09218860 A 19970819; KR 970024763 A 19970530; TW 303558 B 19970421; US 5758186 A 19980526
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96306822 A 19960919; AU 6552196 A 19960909; CN 96122420 A 19961006; DE 69632987 T 19960919; JP 27417396 A 19960925; KR 19960043777 A 19961004; TW 85112239 A 19961007; US 53999995 A 19951006